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I HAND REST. No. 399,266. Patented Mar. 12, 1889.

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E. S. HULL.

HAND REST.

No. 399,266. Patented Mar. 12, 1889.

of the United beneath the front irtn .TATES ATENT OFFICE.

ERLE S. HULL, OF

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HAND-REST.

, SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 399,266, datedMarch12, 1889. Application filed November 27, 18Ii8. Serial No. 291,979.(No model.)

To all whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, ERLE S. HULL, acitizen the county of Cook and Stateof Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHand-Rests; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters orfigures of reference marked thereon, which form apart of thisspecification.

My invention is designed more particularly the for use. by persons whosework involves the use of large account and record books, myimprovedhand-rest being used to support the hand while writing on thelower portion of the pages.

The invention will be understood by the following description and aninspection of the .accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is aperspective view of an accountants table having one part of my improvedhand-rest applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectionofthe same. Fig. 3is a perspective of the rest detached from the table. Fig. 4 is aperspective of the entire rest applied to a table. Fig. 5 is aperspective of a bar used to support the top board of the rest. Fig. 6is a perspective view of the entire rest.

A is the bottom of the rest. This is adapted to rest upon the front B ofthe drawer B of the table 0 and engage at its front beneath the top 0 ofthe table C when the drawer is partially drawn out. Cleats A A may beapplied lengthwise to the lower side of the bottom A, and provided attheir rear. ends with projections A A which latter extend edge of thetop 0', so that the rear of the bottom A may rest against the front edgeof the top 0 of the table C. The bottom A thus virtually forms acontinuation of the top C of the table C" and. constitutes asatisfactory rest to be used in connection with sheetsand books when nottoo thick. The cleats A A may be provided with notches A A alongtheir-lower edges, which notches receive the front Bof the drawer B,whereby said bottom A is held more firmly. Said notches may or'm ay notbe of different States, residing at Chicago, in

1 may be raised or lowered by raising and loweri ing the correspondingend of the bottom A. F is a yoke applied to the upper surface of bottomA, and extending around the edges of the latter, so that it is held tosaid bottom, but may he slid to and fro on the same. Two ears, F, risefrom said yoke at asuflicient distance from each other to receive theend of the top E between them. A bolt, F extends through said ears andtop and secures the latter to the yoke, thus forming a hinge-joint. G isa yoke similar to the yoke F, and has ears G similar to the ears F. G isa roller mounted between the ears G. This yoke G is applied to thebottom A behind the yoke F and under the top E, so as to support the mayalso be shift-ed to and rear end of the top E is Shifting the yoke Fshifts projections A A to extend beneath the front edge of thetable-top, and having notches A on its lower side to receive the frontof the drawer of the table, substantially as described.

A hand-rest, A, having at its rear end projections to extend beneaththefront edge of the table-top, and having notches on its lower side toreceive the front of the drawer the bottom of the book. The opposite endI may be omitted of the table, and a'top, E, hinged by its front endupon, the bottom A, and a shifting support for said top E, locatedbetween the letter In testimony whereofl affix my signature, and thebottom A, substantially asshown and in presence of two witnesses, this21st day of described. Y November, in the'year-1888.

3. A hand-rest, A, having at its rear end 5 projections to extendbeneath the front edge of the table-top, and having notches on its lowerside to receive the front of the drawer \Vitnesses: of the table, and a.top, E, hinged by its front J. HULL, end uponthe bottom A, substantiallyas shown CYRUS KEHR. 10' and described.

ERLE HULL.

